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Suggest Methods To Survive On One Kidney

I have only 1 kidney with some damage due to arthritis meds for the last 30 years. I'm starting to get charlie horses really bad & often. Can I increase potassium rich foods ? Taking 20mg of Oxycontin for pain 3x daily because I can't take meds for inflamation.
Mon, 2 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

hibeing on a single kidney needs only few precautionsfirst and foremost is the diet which includes low potassium foods like in fruits you can only have peach, apple, guava
you should avoid potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, green peas, brinjal you should have adequate hydration status with good urine outputyou should vigilantly look for any sign of urinary tract infection (burning in urine, increased frequency of urine etc) or renal stone disease ( bleeding in urine, pain in lower back)and you should avoid taking nephro toxic drugs in which NSAIDs is on the top list.

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Suggest Methods To Survive On One Kidney

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. hibeing on a single kidney needs only few precautionsfirst and foremost is the diet which includes low potassium foods like in fruits you can only have peach, apple, guava you should avoid potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, green peas, brinjal you should have adequate hydration status with good urine outputyou should vigilantly look for any sign of urinary tract infection (burning in urine, increased frequency of urine etc) or renal stone disease ( bleeding in urine, pain in lower back)and you should avoid taking nephro toxic drugs in which NSAIDs is on the top list. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.